TFG has formally moved to sever his #racketeering case from Co-defendants seeking a #speedytrial in #Georgia, saying it would violate his rights to a fair trial.
What the hell happened to "where we go one, we go all"?!?
…#Sadow has said he will file a motion to #dismiss the charges & move to #sever#Trump’s case from other co-defendants, including… Kenneth #Chesebro, who are seeking a #SpeedyTrial in the matter.
Last wk, McAfee approved an Oct 23 #TrialDate for Chesebro, though #Willis has argued she wants to try all 19 defendants, incl’g Trump, on that date.
Trump is also expected to follow… #MarkMeadows in seeking to move his case from state to #FederalCourt.
His speedy trial demand seeks to force a quick #trial that comes within, or shortly after, the term of the grand jury that issued the #indictment against #Trump & his allies. On Thurs morning, #Chesebro asked for an “#expedited” #arraignment to facilitate his #SpeedyTrial effort.…
A trial just 2 months from now seems implausible given the torrent of anticipated pretrial motions & complex #legal issues likely to be litigated before a jury can be seated.
"Due to the Defendant's timely Demand for #SpeedyTrial filed Aug. 23, 2023, scheduling will occur on an expedited timeline to meet the November 3, 2023, deadline to begin trial," the decision reads.
“In a court filing Thursday, Trump's attorneys recommended starting the trial in April 2026, more than two years after prosecutors are seeking to get the trial underway.”
In a filing last wk, #JackSmith's team requested that jury selection begin Dec & that the #trial start… on Jan 2, 2024. That date, per Snr Asst #SpecialCounsel Molly Gaston, "would vindicate the public’s strong interest in a #SpeedyTrial—…guaranteed by the #Constitution & fed #law…, but of particular significance here, where the defendant… is charged w/ #conspiring to overturn the legit results of the 2020election, #obstruct the certification of the election, & discount citizens’ legit votes."